Queens electeds warn against City of Yes as milestone approaches

Queens electeds warn against City of Yes as milestone approaches

Elected officials primarily from Northeastern Queens gathered in Bayside this week and imagined a world where the mayor’s controversial City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal becomes a reality – and they don’t like how it looks.

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Pols rail against shared e-scooter program in Queens

Pols rail against shared e-scooter program in Queens

Elected officials in Northeastern Queens railed against a relatively new city-backed program that brought shared electric scooters to their neighborhoods, many of which lack robust access to public transportation.

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Street named for late Queens assemblymember

Street named for late Queens assemblymember

Family, friends and former colleagues gathered on Sunday in Kew Gardens Hills to re-name a corner of Main Street in honor of late Assemblymember Michael Simanowitz, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 45.

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Dems, GOP select candidates to run in Eastern Queens Assembly race

Dems, GOP select candidates to run in Eastern Queens Assembly race

Both the Queens County Democratic and Republican parties have picked their respective nominees for the upcoming special election to succeed Daniel Rosenthal in representing the 27th State Assembly District in Eastern Queens.

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